Aspinall’s title defense against Ciryl Gane in October ended in failure. Gane accidentally poked both of Aspinall’s eyes, and the UFC heavyweight champion was unable to continue. As a result, the fight was ruled a no-contest.
Some fans have criticized Aspinall for not continuing to fight despite his eye injury. The heavyweight ruler took to social media to let those fans know how he feels about their criticism.
“Thanks for all the love, support and memes, [expletive] the hate,” Aspinall wrote. “I have come to take revenge on the great deceiver.”
Future UFC Hall of Famer Jon Jones recently shared his stance on Aspinall’s no-contest against Gane during a conversation with Geoffrey Woo. “Bones” was not sold due to Aspinall’s inability to continue fighting at that point.
“The doctor said, ‘He seems fine.’ But Tom said, ‘No, I can’t fight.’ The man didn’t try to see, the man didn’t want to see,” Jones said of Aspinall.
“The eye he covered seemed to be the eye that wasn’t penetrated. I don’t think Tom really knew which eye would be more affected. He just knew there was a mistake made in him and this was his way out.”
“If we still fight, it would be great. If not, I don’t feel like I need him. Especially after his last performance.”
Jones is adamant that he was never impressed by Aspinall’s oeuvre. “Bones” has expressed his belief that Aspinall has good punching power, but he can’t keep up with him in the wrestling department.
Jones has lined up for a spot on the UFC White House card against reigning UFC Light Heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. Ariel Helwani recently shared that this is the fight UFC officials are hoping to make happen.
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